Word Finder - wish

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A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

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An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.

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The thing desired or longed for.

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My dearest wish is to see them happily married.

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A water meadow.

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To desire; to want.

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I'll come tomorrow, if you wish it.

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To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).

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(followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).

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(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

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We wish you a Merry Christmas.

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(followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.

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To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

I wish you had called me.

I wish you could hear yourself talking.

I wish you were here!

I just wish he'd lived to return with me.

I wish you hadn't done that.

I wish the whole world were like that!

It was the wish of his father and mother that every day of his life should be a day of perfect happiness.

I wish I could remember why.

I wish I could remember something of that time.

I wish you'd stop acting like I had a thousand guys on the string.

I wish Howie would get his ass back here and get to work!

I wish I had known.

I wish you had said something earlier.

I just wish you'd stop hiding everything from me.

How I wish I could see you this lovely morning, and tell you all that has happened since I left home!

I wish everyone wore rose-colored glasses the way you do.

I don't know what's been bothering you lately, but if I've done something, I wish you would tell me.

I do not wish you to feel pain otherwise.

I wish I could see your little sister.

I wish for your good.

You may call or have friends over anytime you wish - as long as they don't interfere with your work.

I wish we had never come here.

I wish she could have seen this.

I wish it to happen and my heart tells me it will.

His Majesty will no doubt wish to see you, but not today.

I wish they would come sooner.

How I wish I had eyes to see them!

And every stitch, he writes, represents a kind wish for my health and happiness.

I only wish you were all as happy as I am.

He could not comprehend how anyone could wish to alter his life or introduce anything new into it, when his own life was already ending.

Good-bye, Matrena, wish me luck!

I wish I could explore the woods.

I wish you had told me.

He did not wish to stay another day in Moscow.

I cannot, I do not wish to die.

I wish you could stay.

I wish I could go back and change what I did, but I can't.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we all wish everyone would like us.

I wish someone had told me he was a Mormon.

I wish I'd had more time to do it slowly.

My teacher told me Tuesday that you wanted to know how I came to wish to talk with my mouth.

Do you wish it brought at once?

She said the count had died as she would herself wish to die, that his end was not only touching but edifying.

I don't wish to marry, she answered positively, glancing at Prince Vasili and at her father with her beautiful eyes.

It'd be nice to hear you wish you hadn't almost killed me.

I wish she'd call.

Wish I had your faith.

I wish mine had as few scratches.

I don't care if people smoke, but I wish they'd respect the fact that I don't want to smoke.

I wish to meet our Sorcerer.